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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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